Special Screening of Lydia – Asylum Stories

{"title":"Special Screening of Lydia \u2013 Asylum Stories","description":"\u003Cp\u003EStefan Jung's Lydia \u2013 Asylum Stories revisits the life of Lydia Welti-Escher through the transcript of medical interviews conducted in Rome in January 1890, when she was confined to a psychiatric clinic. The film blends historical inquiry with an intimate portrait of a woman fighting for autonomy against the social conventions of her time. Its quiet intensity, anchored by testimony and reflection, opens onto a larger meditation on power, confinement, and resilience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFollowed by a round-table discussion featuring director Stefan Jung, Sylvie Savary (biographer of Lydia Welti-Escher), and Ir\u00e8ne Herrmann (professor of history at the University of Geneva) \/ Moderated by: Ad\u00e8le Morerod\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn German with French subtitles.\u003C\/p\u003E","start_date":"2026-12-09","end_date":"2026-12-09","date":"Wednesday 9 December, 18:00","timings":[{"timing_start_date":"20261209T170000Z","timing_end_date":"20261209T190000Z"}]}